Table 4.
Construct* | Correlation | Nepali context | Zambian context | Senegalese context |
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Confidence Trust in vaccines, the health system, and the motivations of policy makers. |
Positive | Trust in government and media information on vaccines, as well as vaccines themselves; perceived reductions in outbreaks, disease, disability; some refusal among religious groups, caste, ethnicity, etc. | General community trust in vaccines; some distrust and misinformation seen that communities address directly | Parents trust vaccines; some rumors surrounding vaccines and infertility, side effects, and adverse events, which are addressed via government guidelines |
Interventions: FCHWs for community level health information; education via FCHVs/CHWs, schools, media; Media partnership with MoH | Interventions: CHWs for community level health information; Education via CHWs, schools, media; Media partnership with MoH; 'Indabas' meetings with local leaders | Interventions: CHWs for community level health information; Education via CHWs, schools, media; Media partnership with MoH; Guidelines to address rumors at different levels | ||
Collective Responsibility A willingness to protect others. |
Positive | Strong community ties and empathy as a cultural value; health as a human right. Codified into law | Widespread community involvement. Community is encouraged to report any challenges for government to respond/fix | Health as a human right; strong community ownership of health outcomes and vaccine programming |
Interventions: FCHVs/CHWs for community level health information; codification of health as a human right; Education via FCHVs/CHWs, schools, media | Interventions: CHWs for community level health information and education; 'Indabas' meetings with local/traditional leaders | Interventions: CHW's for community level health information and education; Education via FCHVs/CHWs, schools, media; Community leaders, committees, and CBO engagement | ||
Complacency Risk of disease is seen as low; vaccines are believed to be unnecessary. |
Negative | Parents perceive a high risk from vaccine-preventable disease. Active pursuit of vaccination among most communities | Vaccines are seen as important and necessary in reducing morbidity and mortality; Outbreaks occurred recently, showing the risk of disease | Parents understand the risk of infectious disease and the importance of vaccines; some outbreaks occurred in recent memory in border communities |
Interventions: Education via FCHVs/CHWs, schools, media; set days and locations for vaccination | Interventions: Education via CHWs, schools, media; local laws | Interventions: Education via CHWs, schools, media | ||
Constraints Structural and psychological barriers create difficulties with accessing vaccines. |
Negative | Easy access to vaccines; religious and cultural leaders promote vaccination. Constraints may vary by geography, particularly those in hard-to-reach mountainous areas or during the rainy season | Barriers include long distances to health facilities and competing priorities; constraints may vary by geography and region but do not always affect uptake as parents will sometimes persist through barriers to ensure child is vaccinated | Constraints differ by province and geography – includes long distances to health facilities, poor transportation, and poor infrastructure. Does not always negatively affect uptake; parents sometimes persist through barriers to ensure childhood vaccination |
Interventions: Set days and locations for vaccine days; supply chain improvements; health post expansion | Interventions: Supply chain improvements; health post expansion; context-specific adaptablity to community availablity in rural areas | Interventions: Context-specific adaptability to community availablity in rural areas; supply chain improvements; health post expansion | ||
Calculation Uncertainty, information searching, and cost-benefit calculations. |
Negative | High trust in government and vaccine information; FCHVs are highly regarded community members | Believe and trust in information provided by government and community-based organizations | Trust in media and government; may differ by province and social media use |
Interventions: FCHVs for community level health information; Media partnership with MoH; Education via FCHVs/CHWs, schools, media; online news portal | Interventions: CHWs for community level health information; Media partnership with MoH; Education via CHWs, schools, media | Interventions: CHWs for community health information; Association of Journalists Media Partnership; press caravans |
Definitions adapted from Betsch et. al. 5C psychological antecedents of vaccination constructs.